Manufacture of traveling-trunks and similar receptacles.



R. STUDD MANUFACTURE OF TRAVELING TRUNK D SIMILAR REOEPTAGLES.

APPLIGATION FILED FEB. 15,

IIVI/ENTOR A TTOH/VEY Patented Dec. 30, 1913.

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MANUFACTURE OF TRAVELING-TRUNKS AND SIMILAR, RECEPT QGLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 30, 1913.

Application filed February 15, 1913. Serial No. 748,508.

To all whom it may concern:

Be-it known that I, RICHARD STUDDERT, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Johnson Street Works, Victoria street, Vestminster, in the county of London, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in or Relatingv to the Manufacture of Traveling-Trunks and Similar Receptacles, ofwhich the following is a specification. V

This invention relates to the manufacture of traveling trunks and similar receptacles especially the kind ordinarily known as compressed cane trunks.

The object of the present invention is to effect economy in the manufacture of such receptacles to render their construction simpler and stronger and their appearance more sightly than heretofore.

According to the method heretofore generally adopted in manufacturing trunks of the kind above referred to, the cane strips have been attached to a canvas-like base and arranged so that they lie lengthwise with respect to the trunk or receptacle under construction.

According to this invention cane strips are laid and secured, by glue or suit-able adhesive, to a base composed of cane strips or veneer in such a manner as to be situated at right angles or transversely to the said strips or the grain of the veneer of the said base, and the material, while the adhesive is in the wet condition, is placed in a mold or about a former and pressed to shape and retained until it has dried and permanently set to the desired shape. A trunk or other receptacle thus made will present the advantage that the two halves thereof are each made of a single piece of material which effectually retains its shape after formation.

In order that the said invention may be clearly understood and readilycarried into effect I will describe the same more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a trunk constructed according to the present invention. Fig. 2is aview showing thestructure of the material of which the trunk is made.

a a are the strips of cane which are arranged lengthwise of the trunk and constitute the aforesaid base.

5', b are the transverse strips of canewhich are laid on andsecured to the strips a by an adhesive such as glue.

In constructing the material the cane strips a and b are made up in the form of a board on a foundation of paper or other material which can be afterward removed at will, the sheets of cane being superimposed so that the cane strips a run in a transverse direction to the strips 5. The two boards of cane having been secured to one another by glue or other adhesive are while the adhesive is in the wet condition placed in a mold or former and clamped in any suitable manner so as to retain them in their bent condition until the necessary shape has been obtained it being understood that the strips a of the base lie in the longitudinal direction of the mold and the superimposed cane strips 5 transverse thereto. By arranging the two layers of cane strips in the manner set forth the tendency to distortion and breaking away is obviated. The material having been removed from the mold, is applied to the trunk ends a which may be connected by battens of wood or other suitable material. The said ends of the trunk are composed of wood of suitable thickness and are preferably formed of laminated veneer; laminated cane strips may however be employed. To obtain a flush surface between the battens and the ends of the receptacle, the said battens are let into under-cut or dove-tailed recesses in the said ends. The said material having been thus applied to the trunk ends or battens it is secured in place by the use of pins or other suitable fas tenings. A covering of canvas (Z or the like is then applied to the aforesaid material and may be japanned or painted or otherwise treated as desired; the canvas being secured in place by means of glue or other adhesive and pins. An inner lining cl is also applied to the inner side of the cane material in the usual manner. Exterior battens (Z may be provided and secured by pins which pass through the same so as to enter and bind them to the corresponding interior battens when the same are employed, which connect the ends of the trunk, under the aforesaid cane material.

Instead of cane strips (1' being employed, as the base of the transversely arranged cane strips Z), thelatter may be secured to a base of veneer laid with the grain at right angles to the direction of the said strips Z). The

base may, moreover, be constituted :-by mar-- usual trunks Which are formed of asingle' layer of canestrips- The securing and Weltlng necessary in the usual construction are dispensed With; the ends in the improved I trunk being secured -by .batt ens-, pins ,and'

glue.

The improved method of manufacture is obviously applicable to the production oftrunks, suitcases and all kinds of receptacles for the use of" travelers and-for the con;- veyance of articles of apparel or otherwise.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is 1. A method of manufacturing compressed cane trunks or other receptacles,

consistingwin laying and securing cajne strips by suitable adhesive to a base composedlof cane strips in such amanner as to be sltuated at right angles or transversely to, the,

strips of said base, andv placing the ,ma-

terial, While the adhesive is in the Wet con-- dition in" a molding device of" fixed shape and pressing-"and retaining the same until it shape.

has dried and permanently set to the desired 2. A method of manufacturing compressed cane trunks or other receptacles consistingin laying andsecuringcane strips by sultable adhesive toa baseacomposed of cane strips in such a manner asto be situated at .right angles or transversely to the strips of the said base, and placing thematerial, whilethe. adhesive is in the Wet condition, in a .molding device of fixed shape and pressing and retainingthe same until it has dried andpermanently set-to the desired Wooden ends. 1 V

8. A method of -manufacturing com- "pressed cane trunksor other receptacles cons sting ln laymg and securing cane stripsby suitable adhesiveto a base composed of cane strips nrsuc'h'a manner as to be situated across the strips of sald base and placing the material While the-adhesive is in the et condition, against a molding device of fixed shape and pressing and retainingthe same until it has dried andipermanentlyset to the desired shape, and-providing said body portion with laminated Wooden ends.

- In testimony whereof I afiixcmy signature in presence oftwo Witnesses.

RICHARD STUDDERT. Witnesses:

T. SELBYzWARDLA, WALTER J. SKERTEN. c

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